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Head quarters 1st Cherokee Regt Camp on Grand River June 28 [1862] General - Your letter giving me information of the movements of the enemy in Benton & Washington Cos. [Arkansas] was suggesting a course for me to pursue, was received yesterday evening: I feel much obliged to you for the Kindness that prompted you to send the information: Your suggestions meet with my hearty concurrence, and I should have followed them upon the first intimation of such movement of the enemy had I not considered myself trammeled by the orders of Genl [Thomas C.] Hindman, received about two weeks ago. Your plan could have been carried out and every one of the enemy destroyed or captured, but my orders from the Maj. Genl. I construe to mean; hands off in N.W. Arks. and S.W. Mo. and confine yourself to operations in the Indian Country; I assure you Genl. the bait was tempting, and I could hardly refrain from following my own inclinations and judgment, and running the risk of censure; besides the orders of the Maj. Genl I supposed Col. [Charles A.] Carroll to have at best a full regiment at his head quarters; and am surprised to [written vertically in left margin] Hd Qr. 1st Cherokee Regt. 218 June 28/ [1862]

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Benton County, Arkansas; Washington County, Arkansas; Sebastian County, Arkansas

Head quarters 1st Cherokee Regt Camp on Grand River June 28 [1862] General - Your letter giving me information of the movements of the enemy in Benton & Washington Cos. [Arkansas] was suggesting a course for me to pursue, was received yesterday evening: I feel much obliged to you for the Kindness that prompted you to send the information: Your suggestions meet with my hearty concurrence, and I should have followed them upon the first intimation of such movement of the enemy had I not considered myself trammeled by the orders of Genl [Thomas C.] Hindman, received about two weeks ago. Your plan could have been carried out and every one of the enemy destroyed or captured, but my orders from the Maj. Genl. I construe to mean; hands off in N.W. Arks. and S.W. Mo. and confine yourself to operations in the Indian Country; I assure you Genl. the bait was tempting, and I could hardly refrain from following my own inclinations and judgment, and running the risk of censure; besides the orders of the Maj. Genl I supposed Col. [Charles A.] Carroll to have at best a full regiment at his head quarters; and am surprised to [written vertically in left margin] Hd Qr. 1st Cherokee Regt. 218 June 28/ [1862]